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this is difficult to get fired from the government. as the report pointed out this is a systemic failures. the assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, where according to admiral mullen and those who wrote the report is where the rubber hit the road. he basically, instead of resigning -- most people think of resigning, you walk out the door and find a new job. the other three are reassigned. put on ice. this is nothing new. i don't want this to sound like the first time this has happened. it's not. >> this reminds me of the fast and furious situation where there were agents in the field along the border. we heard, fired or let go. but holder brought them back to washington, d.c. to work at a desk instead of the field. >> they were repositioned. whether it's that or something serious like this where people lost their lives, you get shuffled around. but this is indicative of the way the administration oddly has been dealing with the benghazi pricious the start. there is an inability to speak the truth. everybody thought what
this is difficult to get fired from the government. as the report pointed out this is a systemic failures. the assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, where according to admiral mullen and those who wrote the report is where the rubber hit the road. he basically, instead of resigning -- most people think of resigning, you walk out the door and find a new job. the other three are reassigned. put on ice. this is nothing new. i don't want this to sound like the first time this has...
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government and economy and they're going to be sitting with their guns ready to fend off any visitors. well, you know, that concerns me a little bit because they're not religious nuts. they are actually rational people with a bad idea. >> michael, that's actually a great point. the difference between the secular and religious doomsday folks. is there anything you could say to the secular types who are sitting with their piles of gold and everything waiting for the country to erode. is there anything logically, rationally to persuade people maybe this isn't the best approach? >> well, i do. these people write me and i write them back. i say look, the country's almost 250 years old. and nothing's happened like that. even remotely like that. that happens in some third world countries where they have revolutions, but we've had all these presidential elections and not once has the incumbent president had to be forced out by gun point. where that does happen in other countries. the chances of that happening here is very low. our economy has gone through major cataclysms and still people don
government and economy and they're going to be sitting with their guns ready to fend off any visitors. well, you know, that concerns me a little bit because they're not religious nuts. they are actually rational people with a bad idea. >> michael, that's actually a great point. the difference between the secular and religious doomsday folks. is there anything you could say to the secular types who are sitting with their piles of gold and everything waiting for the country to erode. is...
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its regional government says iraq's central government has underpaid its share of export revenue. the export halt affects about 100 thousand barrels of crude every day. >>> terrorist cell arrests and shiftdown hurt oil futures as they hit a two-month high. crude settled up more than 2 1/2%, closing at $90.98 a barrel. we'll turn our attention attention to something less economic oriented but something certainly important. that's syria. one of syria's top generals defected alleging chemical weapons are being used by the assad regime against rebels. has the u.s.'s red line for intervention been crossed? details coming up on that. >>> thousand of union dock workers could bring ports across the gulf coast and eastern seaboard to a standstill starting this weekend. details how that could shipwreck businesses across the united states coming up. do you ever have too much money? i think not. ♪ people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i wasaving big on car insurance. w
its regional government says iraq's central government has underpaid its share of export revenue. the export halt affects about 100 thousand barrels of crude every day. >>> terrorist cell arrests and shiftdown hurt oil futures as they hit a two-month high. crude settled up more than 2 1/2%, closing at $90.98 a barrel. we'll turn our attention attention to something less economic oriented but something certainly important. that's syria. one of syria's top generals defected alleging...
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they are just sticking to one principle, limited government. they look at something with no principles like occupy wall street to elevate them as heroes. principles that are mold. >> andrea: republicans might have reason to fret, too. the leader, speaker john boehner and the approval rating is lower than speaker pelosi. who is a vampire. 51% boehner unfavorable. juan, you said people say boehner is safe and i have been hearing opposite. i like boehner. tough situation. trying to herd cats. i don't agree what we did the other day to put a bill on the floor he doesn't have support for. but you think he won't hold on. >> juan: i think he will hold on. i don't think there is enough time before january 3 to line up. what happened to john boehner, my gosh, they -- his troops abandoned him. >> andrea: mccarthy is the whip. he should know how many works he has. >> juan: he works for boehner. >> kimberly: but he goes back -- it was a mess. >> juan: the dynamic didn't make sense. this goes back to what eric said. he, what everybody on the far right side
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the government worked for his entire existence. i think the speaker is concerned about whether or not he can get reelected. he puts the bill on the floor without having all of his republicans on as i heard in your panel. the talking about i believe we can get 20 or 25 or more than that. the republicans voting for it. he won't get the majority and comes time for his reelection of speaker, he shows his vulnerability there. what they want to do, democrats have been ready to work and compromise and we know what needs to happen. we need republican who is are in a similar situation to be frank with you. i represent a district that is overwhelmingly democratic and i came to reconcile that i'm not going to get everything i want. i don't want to negotiate and i have to for the benefit of the country. you have a whole group of republicans who are in the predominantly republican districts who refuse to negotiate and refuse to move. you have to move for the benefit of the country. they haven't been on the republican side. >> how far members of
the government worked for his entire existence. i think the speaker is concerned about whether or not he can get reelected. he puts the bill on the floor without having all of his republicans on as i heard in your panel. the talking about i believe we can get 20 or 25 or more than that. the republicans voting for it. he won't get the majority and comes time for his reelection of speaker, he shows his vulnerability there. what they want to do, democrats have been ready to work and compromise and...
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dennis: more to the next big government bailout than meets the eye. liz macdonald tells us the white house is backing a plan to help out underwater mortgages and not just for government underwritten loans. shibani: let's take a look if you own these stocks on the nasdaq you are making money today. research in motion, netflix, a lot. dennis: the christmas movie box office cannot non-violent are rated westerns by quentin tarantino against a broadway musical based on a nineteenth century novel, was miserables and the musical won. universal's less miserables broken 18.one million dollar guarantees, tarantino break-in $15 million, the highest level christmas opening for and are rated film. elsewhere taylor swift is breaking up with stream music services. turn newest album read finished fifth week at number one but she refused to make it available on internet streaming services that the attendees her songs. other music acts may take notice. a great story in the wall street journal. an office building, number one times square, the bad news, it is mostly vaca
dennis: more to the next big government bailout than meets the eye. liz macdonald tells us the white house is backing a plan to help out underwater mortgages and not just for government underwritten loans. shibani: let's take a look if you own these stocks on the nasdaq you are making money today. research in motion, netflix, a lot. dennis: the christmas movie box office cannot non-violent are rated westerns by quentin tarantino against a broadway musical based on a nineteenth century novel,...
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. >> they are important when you have a system of government in the house where you have to pass things. the majority itself. the majority of the majority. that was pretty much in effect when democrats controlled for 40 years as well. there were rare occasions. president clinton massed nafta, the free trade agreement in 1993. the majority of republican votes for it and democrats against it. it's only 20 votes, but that is the difference between boehner getting what he wants and not. if he loses, he can only lose fewer than that in january. he needs a bill that commands a lot of democratic support. >> people say it will be one of the most powerful people. it will be more powerful because she has the upper hand and she knows it. she will have to deal with it at least 75 to 100 votes. >> and again the marks sustain this idea of okay, this new more moderate congress coming in and these voices will be put down to a degree or will we see dire financial implications off the bat? >> the lesser because even if they managed to harsh out the small deal that president obama is putting forward, this
. >> they are important when you have a system of government in the house where you have to pass things. the majority itself. the majority of the majority. that was pretty much in effect when democrats controlled for 40 years as well. there were rare occasions. president clinton massed nafta, the free trade agreement in 1993. the majority of republican votes for it and democrats against it. it's only 20 votes, but that is the difference between boehner getting what he wants and not. if he...
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and again, if you are leading, you're an executive in government you have to look at our employees as well. >> one of the things that struck me about the press conference and on meet the press, is the number of factual errors from lapierre. we're going to look at this and talk about it on the other side. >> killers, robbers, rapists, gang members, violent crime is increasing again. for the first time in 19 years. >> now, the increase in violent crime was due to assaults in which no weapon was involved. but you've got wayne lapierre saying precisely the opposite. >> gun prosecutions have tracked the up ticks and down ticks. the real doozy is that lapierre said on friday and again on sunday kind of fall into three categories. first is all of these questions, these policies that we're talking about, these new laws we're talking about whether they be clips or semiautomatics. whether they be background checks, somehow violate the second amendment. there are probably hundreds of challenges to in the federal courts on these laws that exist in many states. and they have all been vol dated. so
and again, if you are leading, you're an executive in government you have to look at our employees as well. >> one of the things that struck me about the press conference and on meet the press, is the number of factual errors from lapierre. we're going to look at this and talk about it on the other side. >> killers, robbers, rapists, gang members, violent crime is increasing again. for the first time in 19 years. >> now, the increase in violent crime was due to assaults in...
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the reductions in spending over time can happen over time, the way our government keeps track is over a decade. >> right. >> so we don't need to do it all today, and as far as higher taxes go, there's a group of people who will sign this pledge not to raise taxes, and, you know, more than two-thirds are millionaires who said, you know what, we'll pay more taxes because in the end analysis, the investment we would make in paying more in taxes to get the economy going will return in wealth very quickly if we get the economy back to where it should be. >> there's a very good article on cnbc.com about the possibility that congress might decide to start tax is employer-sponsored health insurance. do you think that's a possibility, and what impact would that have on you? >> everything needs to be on the table. if we're going to have a good solution that gets at our deficit and reduce our debt everything has to be on the table and we'll deal with it. it's great to have rules. we just like to know what they are so we can make the right investments moving forward. >> even if it puts us in a cl
the reductions in spending over time can happen over time, the way our government keeps track is over a decade. >> right. >> so we don't need to do it all today, and as far as higher taxes go, there's a group of people who will sign this pledge not to raise taxes, and, you know, more than two-thirds are millionaires who said, you know what, we'll pay more taxes because in the end analysis, the investment we would make in paying more in taxes to get the economy going will return in...
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the government, easy. let's put it off. it's not their money. they don't feel the same intensity handicapping whether something should continue or not. these are things we need to grapple with. if we just have rigid ideologicallies, under no condition go over the cliff we become another aspect of the propaganda i'm so sick of that reached its crescendo at midnight november 5th. >> the way i think future generations, if i were to write an economics book, the way that fracking and horizontal drilling, we start with, you know, the notion we're running out of oil, it's going to be gone, we need the government to create the next energy industry. we will spend all this money on these renewable things. it will be great. we know how to do it, we have experts. then a disruptive market driven technology comes along that generates $2 natural gas makes all that stuff or basically puts it into the future and the money just went down the drain. a case study the way dwogovernm planning and infrastructure spending, you will get 10 cents of every dollar you spen
the government, easy. let's put it off. it's not their money. they don't feel the same intensity handicapping whether something should continue or not. these are things we need to grapple with. if we just have rigid ideologicallies, under no condition go over the cliff we become another aspect of the propaganda i'm so sick of that reached its crescendo at midnight november 5th. >> the way i think future generations, if i were to write an economics book, the way that fracking and...
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it is not our government, our people in the government that are making the decisions. it is the high power that controls the world right now and they are trying to make it one world. one world is not coming fast enough. host: let's hear from our guest. guest: there is some contentious congressman that would disagree with that summation. host: one more question for you, douglas wissing. do you want to speak broadly to the drug trade as to how it affects afghanistan right now? guest: in the last year and the taliban was in power in afghanistan, they white dowd opium production. within a few years after the invasion, 90% of the world's opium was coming out of afghanistan. it reestablished itself at lovers -- at levels that had not been seen before. that is part of the toxic nexus that i was talking about. powerful insiders and the insurgents or all connected with that -- were all connected with that. programs have cost hundreds of millions of dollars but they have done almost nothing to impact the drug trade in afghanistan. host: richard from illinois, you are on the air
it is not our government, our people in the government that are making the decisions. it is the high power that controls the world right now and they are trying to make it one world. one world is not coming fast enough. host: let's hear from our guest. guest: there is some contentious congressman that would disagree with that summation. host: one more question for you, douglas wissing. do you want to speak broadly to the drug trade as to how it affects afghanistan right now? guest: in the last...
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and you'll notice that when employer gets to around the adjusted withholding, the government spending cuts, those are also scheduled for january 1st and bound to slow the economy and some argue they'll weaken the military. congress has seen this coming, but an effort to limit the damage failed last week. republican house speaker john boehner could not persuade enough members of his party to let tax rates rise on incomes over a million dollars while sparing everyone else. dana bash is our senior congressional correspondent. dana, this time tomorrow, the president is supposed to be back, having cut his trip to hawaii short, the first lady, the girls are staying in hawaii. the senate is supposed to convene, but not necessarily the house. what is going to happen? >> reporter: well, we're not really sure. in fact, house republican leaders are having a conference call, i'm told, as we speak, to figure out that very question. they told their members that they would have 48 hours notice before they reconvene the house and so at the earliest, that would be on friday. but, you know, the action
and you'll notice that when employer gets to around the adjusted withholding, the government spending cuts, those are also scheduled for january 1st and bound to slow the economy and some argue they'll weaken the military. congress has seen this coming, but an effort to limit the damage failed last week. republican house speaker john boehner could not persuade enough members of his party to let tax rates rise on incomes over a million dollars while sparing everyone else. dana bash is our senior...
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significant, possibly devastating budget cuts coming down to certainly state and local governments, not a good thing. and so this seemingly bad game of chicken, you know, this is not some schoolyard game here. this is about people's lives, it's about their livelihoods, it's about the future of cities, it's about programs that need the dollars to provide services that the citizens want and expect is lack of doing your job. and so congress, it seems to me, should be flying, literally, back into session to get things done. the marketplace will not reward this inactivity, but more importantly, the psychological confidence that citizens and the business community should have about the ability of congress and washington to actually get stuff done will, again, be shaken. it was mentioned, jonathan mentioned earlier, you mentioned earlier summer of 2011, a useless debate about whether or not we should raise the debt ceiling, had been done 36 times, but we had to have an inane debate about that. now it's the fiscal cliff. and whether or not across the board cuts should be made to all kinds of se
significant, possibly devastating budget cuts coming down to certainly state and local governments, not a good thing. and so this seemingly bad game of chicken, you know, this is not some schoolyard game here. this is about people's lives, it's about their livelihoods, it's about the future of cities, it's about programs that need the dollars to provide services that the citizens want and expect is lack of doing your job. and so congress, it seems to me, should be flying, literally, back into...
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we're likely to see much bigger government long term. we're not likely to deal with entitlement reforms as we need to do. as you suggest the president is pushing some short-term spending increases often in washington turn into long-term spending increases. gregg: but, steve, bill kristol, conservative, you know what, time to throw in the towel. you do not want to get blamed for raising taxes on 98% of americans. >> right. gregg: right? >> look, bill kristol is my boss and editor at "the weekly standard" and one of most handsome and well-regarded editors in the country as everybody knows. look, i think he was making what was, in effect a practical case. there are people who are making this case behind the scenes. you have seen, he said, get it over with. move beyond this. there are others saying absolutely not. republicans can't cave on the principle of raising tacks. i think interesting thing in what happened last week that you have seen a turn, and it is first time i've seen a sliver of potential good news for the republicans and that i
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justice scalia said certainly the government can regulate big weapons, but just what that means. and i think that's one of the subjects you'll hear a lot about when congress starts talking about gun control when it reconvenes next month. >> a very gray area. thanks so much. always good to see you, jeff toobin. >> merry christmas. >>> a chilling letter left behind by the gunman and arsonists who unleashed a deadly attack on firefighters. and a newspaper publishes the names and addresses of gun objectors. add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. share brotherly love. share one up's. mom ? mom ? the share everything plan. lets your family share a pool of data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. now get a lucid by lg, free. it's lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we're going to wake the
justice scalia said certainly the government can regulate big weapons, but just what that means. and i think that's one of the subjects you'll hear a lot about when congress starts talking about gun control when it reconvenes next month. >> a very gray area. thanks so much. always good to see you, jeff toobin. >> merry christmas. >>> a chilling letter left behind by the gunman and arsonists who unleashed a deadly attack on firefighters. and a newspaper publishes the names...
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good thing that most governments would be closed today, savannah? >> dave malkoff in indiana for us. thank you. >>> let's get a check of the weather from maria larosa in for al this morning. good morning, maria. >> over 300 flights canceled already. chicago, dallas, indianapolis, some of the airports that are tracking the most closures -- or most cancellations i should say. from arkansas on up into ohio. windy conditions as well. blowing snow. snow will be picking up in a lot of these areas through the afternoon. by tonight into places like western new york state we're talking six to nine inches in a wide area in blue. in purple, as much as a >> wintry weather possible for the morning. high stay near 40 degrees. it wintry >>> and you can get a look at your forecast 24/7 at weather.com. just want to make sure. check off the bucket list. willie, back to you. >> maria, thank you very much. >>> pyrex is one of the best known products in our conditions but some incidents have led many to question how safe glass cookware is. pyrex says it's misleading and
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if the government can do this, what else can it not do? >> there are several outstanning suits channeling the law, meaning obama care will be a hot button issue in 2013. they are locked in a showdown over taxes and spending and the average family is caught in the middle. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >> doug: neil abercrombie is minutes away to saying who will fill the seat by the passing of inoue. >>> 2012 brought more fighting and bloodshed to syria. will 2013 be different? it will be after the short break. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some
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governments target big next they tend to disappear. top ceo's are not allows themselves to be fleeced by the federal government. they will move and come aand shift it in 20 12 to avoid massuv tax increases in 2013. capitol curnly 14 -- 15. it is stocks and bonds and currently at 15 percent and president obama wants to raise it to 39 percent in >> yes, it will go back up to 39 percent andine that doesn't tell the full story. the obama care surcharge. it will rise up to 43.4 percent. it is a massive from year to year and explains why companies and ceo's are accelerating what does it mean for people going forward. we heard apple trying to bring a few job back to the united states. will this further push companies out of the united states? >> well, it will pub them out and do something worse. purpose of difdeppeds are corporations that are long on cash and distribute it to the shareholders can get it to the companies of tomorrow and don't have the money to grow and innovate . you are seeing it with las vegas sands. they announced a pay out
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incentive to have slaves here in texas among regular people because as the land was given away the mexican government giving of land away was based on how many people were in your group. if you could bring slaves, then you would get more land, regular people brought slaves, especially in texas, lots of working-class people came with slaves in order to enhance, are an interesting test about texas itself. regular people and slavery. we have a little more time. if anyone would like to ask a question. okay. would you please move to the mike. >> when i looked at the first lady's great granddad in the new york times and his half-brother and almost looked like the same person, you took the same person and bit him in caramel. that was astounding to me. i don't know if the similarities were that profound throughout but that seemed to me -- anyone who saw the picture and that is why you selected those photographs, i would like to hear about that in terms of the true similarities and i would love to hear any comments you would care to share
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and they're not going to, basically, get employment and income with government assistance and subsidies alone. you have to grow the economy, and nothing this president's done in four years has meaningfully done that. let's go back to the point that says the republicans are intractable. they agreed to $1.2 trillion in new revenue. john boehner from the very beginning put 800 billion in revenue on the table. the president was known to say, well, that's mine. i get that one for free. i don't have to give anything in return. the president in addressing a deficit added $1.6 trillion in new spending. gregg: yeah. >> so who are we joking right now? the president has never taken the spending side of this equation seriously, which is why we don't have a deal. republicans have put their necks on the line supporting new revenues, the president's not coming through. gregg: senator barrasso said the president does want to go over the cliff, because he wants to punish republicans. is there something to that? >> i don't think there's anything to that, but the reality is that if he wants to get anythin
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that's why we have government. fix it. a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> as the holiday season comes to a close, the early numbers suggest that what started out strong is now ending in a whimper. mastercard spending cost unit estimates that sales rose 0.7% over the past two months compared to a year ago, which would be the weakest pace of annual growth since 2008, at the height of the financial crisis. earlier this morning, cnbc spoke with michael mcnamara from mastercard. >> beginning of december when we start to see sales come down, the confidence numbers also start to come down. it's something that the media coverage really has brought home and really clarified what the fiscal cliff means to personal finance. that debate really seems to be acting, it's almost creating a sense of gravity that's p
that's why we have government. fix it. a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> as the holiday season comes to a close, the early numbers suggest that what started out strong is now ending in a whimper....
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t now, if federal government does it, the federal government is going to make it very clear that people who are eligible for medicaid fiant 'd find their way to medicaid. now, people who are currently eligible for medicaid, obviously, will get on medicaidi and that's why a lot of these republican governors, even if they're not going to expand t medicaid-- which is what the law originally envisioned and the supreme court made optional--bl those people may be left without anything. but the people who are currently eligible for medicaid will be steer told medicaid if they'reo eligible. that's called the "woodwork" effect. people are expected to comero forwardux try to buy insurance through the exchanges and someone at the exchange will say, "you're actually eligible for medicaid now."ng governors are having to put money for that in their budget. that's one of the things governors were worried about, these people currently eligible for medicaid but not getting it. then there will also be a lot of pressure on the governors to expand medicaid anyway, even if they say they don't want to do it.
t now, if federal government does it, the federal government is going to make it very clear that people who are eligible for medicaid fiant 'd find their way to medicaid. now, people who are currently eligible for medicaid, obviously, will get on medicaidi and that's why a lot of these republican governors, even if they're not going to expand t medicaid-- which is what the law originally envisioned and the supreme court made optional--bl those people may be left without anything. but the people...
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i know that it's fashionable now to bash government. but i think it's worth our while to reflect on what government has accomplished. i will never forget in the fall of 2008 being called to an emergency meeting in the capitol. there were the leaders of the house and senate, republicans and democrats, about 15 in number. the chairman of the federal reserve and the secretary of the treasury in the bush administration. and they were there to tell us they were taking over aig the next morning. and they told us that if they did not, they believed there would be a financial collapse within days. that gets your attention. and they went into some detail as to how the financial collapse would unwind if they did not take over a.i.g. the next morning they made their announcement and you'll recall the take over cost taxpayers $180 billion. but just last week we got the news that taxpayers are going to make over $20 billion on the deal. taxpayers are actually going to profit by $20 billion. so that federal action coupled with the recovery act, i per
i know that it's fashionable now to bash government. but i think it's worth our while to reflect on what government has accomplished. i will never forget in the fall of 2008 being called to an emergency meeting in the capitol. there were the leaders of the house and senate, republicans and democrats, about 15 in number. the chairman of the federal reserve and the secretary of the treasury in the bush administration. and they were there to tell us they were taking over aig the next morning. and...
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chillton and his wife sue complain, they live in no man's land, unprotected by their own government. >> it's outrageous. i am a citizen of the united states. >> reporter: for neighboring rancher david beckham, it's even worse. he moved his family off the land, hearing the armed smugglers pa passing through at night. he skofs when the administration claims the border is safer than ever. >> that's a joke. they can believe what they want. they can live in candy land. >> reporter: for miles and miles in southern arizona, this is the international border, the two countries, mexico there, the u.s. here, are separated by a four-wire fence, with hundreds of trails going from the border north into the united states. ranchers accuse the u.s. border patrol of concentrating its patrols and checkpoints miles north of where the ranchers live. >> we need to secure the border right there. at the border. >> reporter: the border patrol says it positions its agents where they are most effective, and that increased manpower and technology have dramatically reduced illegal border crossings. >> yes, there
chillton and his wife sue complain, they live in no man's land, unprotected by their own government. >> it's outrageous. i am a citizen of the united states. >> reporter: for neighboring rancher david beckham, it's even worse. he moved his family off the land, hearing the armed smugglers pa passing through at night. he skofs when the administration claims the border is safer than ever. >> that's a joke. they can believe what they want. they can live in candy land. >>...
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along with military reform, the vrsc government must expand government's -- governments across the country. the government across the country has allowed armed units set up parallel administrations and explored the population. government efforts must include electoral reform, holding a long delayed provincial and local elections, and strengthening state institutions to provide much needed public services. we believe the time has come for the drc and the international community to permanently break the cycle of violence and impunity that exists in the region. today's crisis is a deep tragedy. but it also offers an opportunity to help the drc and the regent -- the region to set itself on its path toward peace and prosperity. we encouraged them to achieve the goals that we all seek. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. secretary, please describe the strategic defense priorities within africa and how does the situation in the drc situation with these priorities? >> thanks for the question. a person and foremost, the prairie recently has been on counterterrorism issues. -- first and
along with military reform, the vrsc government must expand government's -- governments across the country. the government across the country has allowed armed units set up parallel administrations and explored the population. government efforts must include electoral reform, holding a long delayed provincial and local elections, and strengthening state institutions to provide much needed public services. we believe the time has come for the drc and the international community to permanently...
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borrowers whose mortgages aren't backed by the government and who owe more than their homes are worth may be eligible soon. that would be good, not only for them, but also for the economy, as a whole. >>> and rail travel this morning is taking a major step forward in china. that country now has the longest high-speed rail line in the world. more than 1,400 miles. trains between beijing and guangzhou will initially travel a top speed of 200 miles per hour. cutting the trip from 20 hours to 8. it may also spur domestic airlines to cut their fares. >> impressive. >>> when we come back, a little courtside coziness for a controversial couple. >> the first side-by-side appearance for, yes, rihanna and chris brown. >>> and later, a little girl's dog snatched from a new york city street is home for christmas. how some good samaritans pitched in to get the pup and catch the thief. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] nothing gets you going quite like the power of quaker oats. today is going to be epic. quaker up. today is going to be epic. trying to find a better job can likbe frustrating.gs,
borrowers whose mortgages aren't backed by the government and who owe more than their homes are worth may be eligible soon. that would be good, not only for them, but also for the economy, as a whole. >>> and rail travel this morning is taking a major step forward in china. that country now has the longest high-speed rail line in the world. more than 1,400 miles. trains between beijing and guangzhou will initially travel a top speed of 200 miles per hour. cutting the trip from 20 hours...
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that's why we have to slash government spending. the nation is broke. >> but peter, peter, michael farr, while we need this reduction in spending and i'm totally with you, we don't need this ham-handed kind of blunt instrument approach to figuring out the solutions to these problems. i mean, these guys have had all the time in the world to come up with the simpson-bowles and they just refuse to take responsible action. >> but they're not going to do that. it's funny, people talk about we need a solution that avoids the fiscal cliff but that solves our long-term problems. these things are mutually exclusive. we can't solve our problems without going over a cliff. the problem is the cliff is too small to actually solve the problem. it needs to be much bigger. [ speaking simultaneously ] >> how much confidence would, let's say we go over the cliff and we cut spending, we raise taxes, and the fiscal situation, albeit through a short recession, helps the fiscal long-term situation of america. how much confidence could that add to many pe
that's why we have to slash government spending. the nation is broke. >> but peter, peter, michael farr, while we need this reduction in spending and i'm totally with you, we don't need this ham-handed kind of blunt instrument approach to figuring out the solutions to these problems. i mean, these guys have had all the time in the world to come up with the simpson-bowles and they just refuse to take responsible action. >> but they're not going to do that. it's funny, people talk...
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government has to be smarter. government has to be better. it was like the lincoln line. this is a fantastic picture, by the way. >> that is adorable. >> joe, that's one of the pictures i was talking about. >> you're letting us know, these are all exclusive to "morning joe." >> they're exclusive to "time" and "morning joe." apparently on the night that obama was -- gave his wonderful speech in newtown was the night that malia was in the nutcracker suite, and he wasn't able to see it. so he went over to the school in the afternoon to watch the last dress rehearsal. and there's a wonderful picture of him sitting by himself and looking out and also taking notes and working on his speech for that night. >> my god, you look at that picture, and you know, just like you knew when he held the press conference, that when he gave that press conference and giving it as the president of the united states, he was giving it as the father of two young girls. >> right. >> and it touched all of us so much. and your cover this week, actually, a dork like jon meacham and myself will recogni
government has to be smarter. government has to be better. it was like the lincoln line. this is a fantastic picture, by the way. >> that is adorable. >> joe, that's one of the pictures i was talking about. >> you're letting us know, these are all exclusive to "morning joe." >> they're exclusive to "time" and "morning joe." apparently on the night that obama was -- gave his wonderful speech in newtown was the night that malia was in the...
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it's hard to govern. at one virtue of is you can divide into parts and provinces, and you really can have real experiments. try this over here, try that over there. that's a tremendous virtue. and i read in your book, well, you have the confusion tradition which has morality is what's important. and not necessarily the law. yes, but now with 1.3 billion people, of course morality is important. but how do you create a system that is moral? how do you people to feel that they can follow the rules of morality? perhaps when they were just a small number and everyone was closely knit in family, you can just rely on the family. but in today's world everywhere with television, and the computers and everybody working hard all the time, maybe you can't. so maybe you can get to the confucianism going to have to use the rule of law means. i don't know if it's possible. but any, all these things you can experiment. and that's really, that's such a plot. that's a plot. >> final question right here. >> [inaudible] >> w
it's hard to govern. at one virtue of is you can divide into parts and provinces, and you really can have real experiments. try this over here, try that over there. that's a tremendous virtue. and i read in your book, well, you have the confusion tradition which has morality is what's important. and not necessarily the law. yes, but now with 1.3 billion people, of course morality is important. but how do you create a system that is moral? how do you people to feel that they can follow the rules...
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the federal government does not redecorate your room for you. that is not one of the benefits. my mother shot that down pretty quickly. [laughter] >> you try to put a poster up -- if you try to put a poster up, is that frowned upon? >> i always wanted a brass bed from the time when i was a child. the curator said is there a brass bed in storage. the white house has these huge storage units of furniture. is there one that you can bring from storage and put it in susan room so she could have a brass bed? but it is not of the era of the house. [laughter] ok. eventually, clem found a brass bed in missouri that was of the era of the house. that was exquisite. i mean, it had a half canopy and it was the most beautiful thing and the whole wide world. the family loaned it to us. then jack carter and his wife wanted to keep the bed because they realized how beautiful it was. the family in missouri said, no, we all republicans and we are taking it back. [laughter] there are all kinds of things that go on that you will never hear about these stories. >> that is a perfect segue. we are goi
the federal government does not redecorate your room for you. that is not one of the benefits. my mother shot that down pretty quickly. [laughter] >> you try to put a poster up -- if you try to put a poster up, is that frowned upon? >> i always wanted a brass bed from the time when i was a child. the curator said is there a brass bed in storage. the white house has these huge storage units of furniture. is there one that you can bring from storage and put it in susan room so she...
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government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux guarantees of fixing the original faux guarantees as the intrusion really did get worse. i take you back to september of 2008 when the gses were put in the conservatorship and then treasury secretary paulson said the following quote. i attribute the need for today's action, talking about conservatorship, primarily to the inherent conflict and flawed business model embedded in the gse government sponsored enterprise structure and to the ongoing housing correction. well, first of all, how many experts have we had on lately that have said housing is doing much better. today's kate shiler seems to
government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux guarantees of fixing...
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the some information government did not feel was appropriate to release. let me pose this to you, rebecca, this is policy issue rather than legal question. one of the people wrote me back, a friend of mine in texas, a former black hawk pilot, female friend of mind, please publish my address, let robbers know i'm well-armed and locked and loaded. >> that is what she said because she can protect herself. what about all the citizens who have absolute legal right to bear arms who are now basically outed for criminals to come in to attempt to get their firearms? because on the black market, firearms are extremely profitable. i just think it was, irresponsible of the newspaper. what is the good? when we're looking here, we'll looking to balance fair and equitable, what is the good? what is benefit for the newspaper to have written and outed these people? why? what is the purpose of this? i think it was just -- i don't think it was appropriate. jamie: when you look at it and see how many people got permits, i assume their point is there are too many permits out t
the some information government did not feel was appropriate to release. let me pose this to you, rebecca, this is policy issue rather than legal question. one of the people wrote me back, a friend of mine in texas, a former black hawk pilot, female friend of mind, please publish my address, let robbers know i'm well-armed and locked and loaded. >> that is what she said because she can protect herself. what about all the citizens who have absolute legal right to bear arms who are now...